Sergej Jensen’s work draws on a wide range of materials and formal references. Primarily known for his textile works, his lyrical compositions incorporate a variety of fabrics, from burlap and linen to silk and wool.

He recently exhibited his work in the show "Classic" at Regen Projects, and his work is also included in LACMA's show "Variations: Conversations in and around Abstract Painting.”

Chen Tamir is a distinguished Israeli curator and art writer based in Tel Aviv, where she works at the Center for Contemporary Art. She was listed by Artslant as one of 15 curators to watch in 2015. Until recently she was based in New York working as an independent curator and also as Executive Director of Flux Factory, a non-profit arts center in Queens, NY, where she founded an acclaimed residency program and set up a thriving institution. Chen holds an M.A. from Bard College's Center for Curatorial Studies, a B.A. in Anthropology, and a B.F.A. in Visual Art from York University.

Rea Tajiri is a New York based filmmaker and educator who has written and directed an eclectic body of dramatic, experimental, and documentary films currently in commercial and educational distribution. She is also an Associate Professor at Temple University in the Film Media Arts Department.

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Students may select from a wide range of LAS English courses listed below:

Writing in the Digital Age Honors
ENGL107
This course examines modern and contemporary literature in the Digital Age and is thematically linked to AHCS 120 Honors Introduction to Visual.A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required to pass ENGL107H only.

Creative Writing Workshop
LIBS 214/314
An introduction to the experience and practice of writing fiction and poetry. Most of the course takes place in a workshop setting, including visits by guest writers. Students produce a portfolio of writing done in the course of the semester in revised and publishable form.Required for Creative Writing minors.

Gender Benders
LIBS214/314
Literary works can defy expectations, crossing and redefining genre boundaries. Explore the strange, hybrid forms that fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction can take. Write your own cross-genre pieces that surprise and delight, and participate in a genre-bending live performance.

Introduction to the Short Story
LIBS214/314
Includes reading and discussion of selected short stories emphasizing analysis, interpretation, and
evaluation. Focuses on the short story as a genre and as a source of significant insight into the human condition.

Coming of Age Story
LIBS214/314
Tumble down a rabbit-hole to Wonderland, joy ride a stolen hears with Maude, follow Harry into the
forbidden Deathly Hallows. Discover how the journey to adulthood captured in literature and film can reflect your own search for identity.

Playwrights and Performances
LIBS214/314
Theater is not dead. Explore storytelling through plays and performances. Read and research dramatic texts, learn how dramatists use language, and consider why performance is necessary. Write, design, and perform your own works; prove that theater is alive.

Film as Literature
LIBS214/314
Analyze narrative conventions in works of literary fiction and in film with attention to the similarities
and differences between literacy and film art. They learn to appreciate the literature devices
and styles evident in individual works and the commentary made by these works on moral,
social and aesthetic issues. Includes discussion of adaptation issues.

Interpretation of Fairy Tales
LIBS214/314
Fairy tale characters are archetypal images that are present at the deepest level of our psyches.
They have endured because they portray a vivid psychological reality through which we can gain
an understanding of ourselves. Analyzes selected fairy tales from many points of view.

African American Narratives
LIBS214/314
Because there is no one monolithic “African American community,” studies a broad sampling
of various narratives dealing with African American experiences. Some of the themes
explored deal with questions of identity and community, assimilation and nationalism,
interracial relations, classroom and artistic freedom.

Digital Storytelling
LIBS214/314
Technology and the age-old craft of storytelling intersect. This hands-on course explores the
art and craft of storytelling in new formats like the web, videos and other nonlinear media.
Will conceive, design and develop a fully functional multimedia story and learn about
writing, plot character development, interactivity and much more along the way.

Literature and Madness
LIBS214/314
Read poems, fiction, and nonfiction to study how mental illness is depicted in Literature.
Through works such as The Bell Jar, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Catcher in the
Rye, explore various identities, the creative process, and the representation of mental illness
in society and literature.

Harry Potter: Literary Tradition and Popular Culture
LIBS214/314
Examines the Harry Potter phenomenon in terms of its folkloric origins, literary structure, and its effect on popular culture. Critically analyze the various themes and values expressed through Rowling’s books in an effort to understand how and why Harry Potter has made reading fun again.

Text and Image
LIBS214/314
Examine a range of image-text relationships from alphabet formation to the text- based work of
contemporary visual artists. Addresses image-text relationships in photographic books, graphic novels, and the convergence of image-text on the big screen and electronic media.

Reel Docs: Truth through Film
LIBS214/314
Presents nonfiction cinema about real individuals and critical issues that shape our lives and the world in which we live. Focusing on documentaries as agents of social change, the class encourages dialogue and exchange, examining the stories, the processes and the creative possibilities available through the art of nonfiction filmmaking.

Creative Nonfiction
LIBS214/314
Explores different techniques, styles, structures and strategies of writing creative nonfiction, through the use of readings, exercises and practice. Enhance their writing skills using the tools presented, as well as observation and reflection.

Time Travel Narratives
LIBS214/314
This online course taught in Summer offers an adventurous journey into the multiple timeline
theories found in literature, film, anime and television. Explore a variety of temporal narratives and the significance and implications of time travel theories.

Original Young Adult Novels
LIBS214/314
Before Harry Potter, before Twilight, before the term “young adult” even existed, there were novels
written about the adolescent experience. Through readings, discussions, presentations and papers,
explore machinations of the teenager as presented in literature.

Brave New World: Shakespeare in Film and Literature
LIBS214/314
An overview of the literary mastery of William Shakespeare. This course introduces the elements
of literature and explores how they can provide a structure for better understanding and analyzing
literary and visual texts.